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Alicia Keys and the Wu-Tang Clan are among a list of highly influential recordings that have been added to the National Recording Registry. Their debut albums are among a swath of recordings the Library of Congress deemed worthy of preserving for their artistic and historical impact.

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The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations are in, and official Hip-Hop is once again in the mix. Among the nominees are A Tribe Called Quest, Rage Against The Machine (we're claiming them) and Eminem.

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Ali Shaheed Muhammad vehemently denies the involvement of A Tribe Called Quest in the auction of part of their royalties as an NFT, detailing how a third party took advantage in a post on social media.

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In honor of the legacy that Phife Dawg left to the culture, HipHopWired has put together a list of the Five Foot Assassin’s best verses to make people reminisce on how sublimely amazing he was on the microphone and as a lesson to up and coming fans and artists on how someone like him could command the respect of everyone in the industry with his pen.

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Season 2 of VERZUZ sounds like its going to blow season 1 away.

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The Queens Hip-Hop legend has introduced A Tribe Called Quest-themed coronavirus kit to the masses.

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People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm was released on April 10, 1990, ushering in a new age of jazz-inflected Hip-Hop and cementing ACTQ as one of Hip-Hop's greatest groups.

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Hip-Hop legend Q-Tip is blessing the culture by showcasing his priceless art collection in New York City. The “Q-Tip: The Collection,” consists of works from the notable artists including Nina Chanel Abney, Jeff Elrod, street art created by culture icon and fellow Hip Hop legend Fab 5 Freddy and work by the infamous Richard Prince […]

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To damn near everyone in the culture A Tribe Called Quest has solidified itself as one of the greatest if not thee greatest Hip-Hop group of all-time, and while love for the Queens rap group remains strong to this day it was surprising to learn that pop/rock legend Elton John is also a huge fan […]

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A Tribe Called Quest just dropped the video for “The Space Program” off their critically-acclaimed We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service album. The visual is extremely woke, incorporating sci-fi inflected images of the future, the Civil Rights movement and cameos from the group’s celebrity friends including the Roots, Common and Ta-Nehisi Coates. 

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As one of the hottest shoe brands today Vans announced an upcoming collaboration for the culture. The brand, along with Sony Music’s merchandising company Thread Shop, will be releasing an A Tribe Called Quest themed capsule collection.

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This morning (Nov. 28), the 2018 Grammy nominees were announced and Black Twitter was all happy since so many Hip-Hop acts, like Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino, got blessed with numerous nominations. However, one artist with his eye on the jig is Q-Tip.